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John Lloyd Young

Actor | * 07/04/1975 (48) | Sacramento, California (United States of America (USA))
John Lloyd Mills Young (born July 4, 1975) is an American actor. In 2006, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys. He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut. Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy Award-winning Jersey Boys cast album, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Young reprised his role as Frankie Valli in Warner Brothers' film adaptation of Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood and released June 20, 2014. Young was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. He was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on November 21, 2013. He resigned from the President's Committee in August, 2017, co-signing a letter of resignation that said in reference to President Trump, "Ignoring your hateful rhetoric would have made us complicit in your words and actions." ()
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John Lloyd Mills Young(born July 4, 1975) is an American actor and singer.[1][2]In 2006, he won theTony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musicalfor his role asFrankie Valliin Broadway'sJersey Boys. He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony,Drama Desk,Outer Critics CircleandTheatre World Awardfor a Broadway debut.[citation needed]Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy-award winningJersey Boyscast album, certified Platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America. Young reprised his role as Frankie Valli in Warner Brothers'film adaptation ofJersey Boys, directed byClint Eastwoodand released June 20, 2014. Young was appointed by PresidentBarack Obamato thePresident's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. He was sworn in by Supreme Court JusticeElena Kaganon November 21, 2013.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for John Lloyd Young

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Movies with John Lloyd Young as Actor(2)

as Francis 'Frankie Valli' Castelluccio2014 Jersey Boys
as Nelson Hirsch2009 Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

TV Shows/Series with John Lloyd Young as Actor(2)

as Henri St. Pierre2009 Glee
as Cooper1990 Law & Order

Additional Information

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Full Name: John Young
Born: Friday, 07/04 1975 (July) in Sacramento, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 48 years + 269 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Salamanca
John Lloyd Young frequently works together with these people:
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Mark Casella (9x, Actor)
David Fonteno (8x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (8x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (7x, Actor)
Jim Moody (7x, Actor)
Socorro Santiago (7x, Actress)
George T. Odom (7x, Actor)
Bruce MacVittie (7x, Actor)
George Guidall (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:805013, Added: 11/08/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024